American Airlines (AA) is looking to keep business travelers
connected with the announcement that it will utilize AirCell's high-speed
broadband network in 2008 on Boeing 767-200 aircraft. The service will provide
Internet, VPN and email access to WiFi capable devices in all seating classes
-- for a fee.

"We understand that broadband connectivity is important
to our business customers and others who want to use their PDAs and laptops for
real-time, inflight broadband communications," AA Executive VP of Marketing
Dan Garton. "This is part of our continuing effort to enhance the travel
experience for our customers and meet their evolving needs."

"We are excited to provide solutions that will give
American Airlines passengers the opportunity to make high-speed Internet
connections from unprecedented heights," Garton continued. "We
consider it a 30,000-foot answer to many of our business travelers’
needs."

The cost of admission for AA is $100,000 per plane
according to AirCell. Passengers can expect to pay no more than $10 per day for
unlimited service.

The service will be mainly provided on AA transcontinental
flights and the company will install cellular towers around the continental
U.S. to accommodate AirCell's broadband service. Each 767-200 plane will
feature one antenna on the top of the aircraft and two on the bottom to receive
the signals. Passengers will then be able to connect to Internet using
802.11a/b/g.